Posted on 01/25/2008 11:30:10 AM PST by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
Edited on 01/25/2008 12:37:48 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Fire crews on top of the 3,000-room hotel at 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. S. are trying to contain the blaze, which broke out shortly after 11 a.m.
Four welders who were working on the roof were trapped there, but they were recently rescued.
The blaze began at the top of the hotel and has spread down into four different parts, including the roof, a top corner of the building and a couple of floors down from the roof. There are 32 floors and about 3,000 people staying at the hotel, which is owned by MGM Mirage.
electrical, in the kitchen I think.
I am wondering if its some sort of fire caused by a tar heater or something, I think said it was roof workers on top of the building.
We have a big rain storm moving in this afternoon and the humidity is up, too,
Watch streaming video - chilling
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I wonder if anyone in the casino is getting hot at the slots right now?
The casinos have had a pretty good relationship with their unions.
Do you know something everyone else does not? That is a pretty strong statement to throw out.
Yeah. It's angry Obama casino workers. They have lost hope. . . sigh. So they'll just have to burn things down. /s
I saw something that said it started on the roof, but usually at this stage it always seems like 95% of what is report is inaccurate.
It looks like its just burning through the facade on the top of the building.
Except for a bit of fire on the one “ledge”, it seems contained at the top.
And the other 5% is mere speculation.
Islam itself, and its perputual war with America, is reason enough for some suspicion.
But I tend to think they when they hit, we’re going to know who it is.
Hotel fire? They happen.
About 1 1/2 years ago there was a hotel in Reno that burned to the ground. Killed 8 people. In then downtown casino district. Found out it was deliberately set by a tenant that had an argument with another tenant.
Exactly! LOL
Wow,looks bad.I just put it on.Prayers for these souls.
“Ya know, Hillary could have prevented this heah fire”
Looks like the extent of the fire has doubled since I started following this on Fox about 25 minutes ago.
It looks like the fake marble facade material is burning. Most of this fire looks like it is on the outside of the building.
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